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Funeral Oration Over the Crater of Senator Theodore Stevens

or: Panegyric to the Apotheosis of a Patriot

by Andrew Hamilton GS '13

My friends, patriots and countrymen. We are gathered here today, not only to crawl from the wreckage of this single-engine amphibious plane and weakly call for help, but also to honor the memory of our fallen hero, the Alaskan of the Century, a towering figure among men and Alaskans: the late United States Senator Theodore Stevens.